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5 O'Clock Shuffle: J. Cole, Curren$y, The Knife, N.O.R.E. & More

Left To Right (clockwise): J. Cole, Curren$y, The Knife, Joe Budden, N.O.R.E.

Each day Complex scours the music blogs for 5 fresh songs that you should listen to in our 5 O'Clock Shuffle post. Instead of going crazy trying to keep up with your RSS feeds everyday, just head over to Complex.com to stay up-to-date on important leaks and releases.

It's 5:00 and we have five new songs on deck, as always. Some unreleased J. Cole and Joe Budden stuff popped up on the blogs; Curren$y put out an early jam from his next mixtape; The Knife are back with a lengthy new record. Opinions will vary, but today's selections are still worth a listen. Check out the streaming MP3s and decide how you feel about the playlist after the jump...

SONG:"Playground"ARTIST: J. ColeDOWNLOAD: [LINK]
• We haven't heard too much from him since the BP3 tour wrapped up, but here's a leftover from The Warm Up and it sounds good.

SONG:"Smash On O'Leary"ARTIST: Curren$yDOWNLOAD: [LINK]
• This is the first leak off Spitta's upcoming Smokey Robinson mixtape. It's straight but he's gonna need to come harder this year to continue making waves.

SONG:"Colouring of Pigeons"ARTIST: The KnifeDOWNLOAD: [LINK]
• This Swedish duo is responsible for a respectable amount of classic electro pop songs. Their vibe has always been left-field, but albums like Silent Shout were undeniably awesome. They went a little too far with this new, 11-minute bizarro mess they're trying to come back with though. Oh well.

SONG:"Money's On Me"ARTIST: Joe BuddenDOWNLOAD: [LINK]
• The Great Escape is on the way, but Joey rocks some J. Cardim production on this track in the meantime.

SONG:"Exhibit CNN"ARTIST: N.O.R.E.DOWNLOAD: [LINK]
• This is probably the first non-Jay Electronica version of "Exhibit C" that we really fuck with. Just Blaze feels the same way.